Associate Professor of Economics
Address:
University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA)
Department of Economics and Finance
College of Business Administration (COBA)
BA, Office Number 216C
1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX, 78539-2999, USA.
Phone: (956) 316 - 7913.
Fax: (956) 384 - 5020.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics (University of Tsukuba, Japan, 1996).
Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences. Dissertation: “Four Essays on the Empirical Open Economy: On Exchange Rates and the Current Account.”
MSc. in Economics (University of Tsukuba, Japan, 1994).
BA in Economics (University of Brasilia, Brazil, 1987).
Course Currently Teaching (Summer of 2008):
Courses Taught in the Past:
Publications in Journals:
25. "The Impact of Japanese Purchases of U.S. Treasuries on the U.S. Dollar/Yen" (2008) Global Economy Journal , forthcoming. (With Gokce Soydemir). Downloadable WP Version
24. "Can Globalization Stop the Decline in the Terms of Trade? The Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis Revisited" (2008) Cambridge Journal of Economics, forthcoming. (With João R. Faria, Pedro H. Albuquerque and Miguel A. León-Ledesma). Downloadable WP Version
23. "Convergence in Eastern Caribbean States" (2008) Annals of Regional Science, forthcoming. (With Emiliano Giudici). Downloadable WP Version
22. "Capital and Labor in the Long-Run: Evidence from Tobin's q for the U.S." (2008) Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming. (With João R. Faria). Downloadable WP Version
21. "Common Nonlinearities in Long-Horizon Stock Returns: Evidence from the G-7 Stock Markets" (2008) Global Finance Journal, forthcoming. (With Sei-Wan Kim & Kiseok Nam). Downloadable WP Version
20. "Relative Wages, Labor Supplies and Trade in Mexican Manufacturing: Evidence from Two Samples" (2008) The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, forthcoming. Downloadable WP Version
19. “What Explains Unemployment in U.S.-Mexico Border Cities?” (2007) Annals of Regional Science, forthcoming. Downloadable WP Version
18. “The Rise of the Skill Premium in Mexican Maquiladoras” (2007) Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming. Downloadable WP Version
17. "Random Walks and Half-Lives in Chilean and Mexican Peso Real Exchange Rates: 1980-2003" (2007) Journal of Applied Economics, X (1): 185-211. Downloadable WP Version
16. “Inventory Control in the Japanese Vehicle Industry” (2007) International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 7 (1): 32-48.
15. "The Growth of Texas Counties in the 1990s: The Roles of County Size and Industry Clusters" (2006) Review of Regional Studies, 36 (1): 87-120.
14. "Mexican Northern Border Municipalities, Financial Dependence and Institutions" (2006) Annals of Regional Science, 40: 859-874. (With Jorge Ibarra Salazar).
13. “Local Labor Markets in U.S.-Mexican Border Cities and the Impact of Maquiladora Production” (2006) Annals of Regional Science, 40: 95-116. (With Abigail Cortez Rayas and Rosa Angelica Olivas Moncisvais).
12. “Chinese Competition and its Effects on Mexican Maquiladoras” (2006) Journal of Comparative Economics 34: 130-145 (With Karina Wvalle Vázquez).
11. “Infrastructure and FDI Inflows into Mexico: A Panel Data Approach” (2006) Global Economy Journal 6 (1): Article 6 (With René Alberto Ramos Durán and Esteban Silva Ochoa).
10. “The Nominal Theory of Interest under Habit Formation: Evidence for the U.S., 1959-2002” (2004) North American Journal of Economics and Finance 15: 333-354 (With João R. Faria).
9. "Production Smoothing in the Japanese Vehicle Industry" (2004) International Journal of Production Economics 91 (1): 63-74.
8. “The Mexican Peso and the Korean Won Real Exchange Rates: Evidence from Productivity Models” (2004) Journal of Economic Development 29 (1): 189-208 (With Margot Quijano).
7. “Employment Determination at Mexican Maquiladoras: Does Location Matter?” (2003) Journal of Borderlands Studies 18 (2): 45 -67.
6. "Real Exchange Rates and Target Interest Rates in a Simple VAR Model" (2003) Portuguese Economic Journal 2: 195-218.
5. "Real Exchange Rate Shocks on Tradables, Nontradables, and the Current Account: Mexico, 1980-2000" (2003) Empirical Economics 28: 615-638.
4. "Effects of U.S. Interest Rates on the Real Exchange Rate in Mexico" (2002) Economics Bulletin 6: 1-15.
3. "Current Account and Fiscal Policy in Japan: 1885 - 1991" (1999) Open Economies Review 10: 185-201.
2. "The Real Exchange Rate in Brazil: Random-Walk or Mean Reversion in the Long-Run?" (1999) International Review of Economics and Finance 8: 115-126.
1. "Urbanization, Economic Growth, and Welfare" (1996) Economics Letters 52:109-115 (With João R. Faria).
Publications in Local Journals (Mexico and Brazil):
4. "Externalidades de las Exportaciones en la Produccion Manufacturera en Mexico" (2004) Comercio Exterior 54 (8): 681-689 (With Jose de Jesus Salazar).
3. "Dependencia Financiera de los Municipios Mexicanos: Determinantes Regionales e Institucionales" (2004) Comercio Exterior 54 (8): 690-702 (With Jorge Ibarra Salazar).
2. "The Stability of Money Demand Functions: Mexico, 1986-2002" (2003) Revista Brasileira de Economia de Empresas 3 (3), September-December: 63-89.
1. "Las Importaciones Mexicanas y el Tipo de Cambio: El Papel de las Expectativas, 1985-2000" (2002) Momento Economico 122
: 20-31 (With Jose Urciaga Garcia).
Book Reviews (invited review requests):
Completed Book Review for Journal of Regional Science.
Publications in Books (invited articles):
2. "Panel Data Analysis of Maquiladora Employment" (2006), in: Martha Patricia Barraza de Anda and Thomas M. Fullerton Jr. (editors), Basic Border Econometrics. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 162-182.
1. "Relative Wages and Trade in a Growing Small Open Economy: Mexico, 1987-1995" (2002), in: João Faria and Amnon Levy (editors), Economic Growth, Inequality and Migration. Edward Elgar: Chelteham, U.K.; Northampton, U.S.A., 291-309.
Publications in Special Collections (invited articles):
2. "Lucas Critique", in: William A. Darity, Jr. (Editor in Chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd. Edition, Macmillan
Reference USA, 2007.
1. "Adaptive Expectations", in: William A. Darity, Jr. (Editor in Chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd. Edition,
Macmillan Reference USA, 2007.
Publications in Proceedings of International Conferences:
1. "Leaning Against the Wind: Does it Explain Anomalies in Foreign Exchange Markets?" (1996), in: Denise Dimon, Irene Gutiérrez Tomlinson and Susan Nichols (editors), Competitiveness in International Business and Trade, Volume I, Texas A&M University, Laredo, USA, 169-186.
Working Papers:
International Economics and International Finance:
8. "Real Exchange Rate Volatility and Mean Reversion: Asia versus Latin America from 1976 to 2006" (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
7. “Globalization and the Response of Employment to Wages at Mexican Maquiladoras” (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
6. "The World Elasticity of Labor Substitution across Skill Definitions" (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
5. "Intra-Industry Trade Effects on Mexican Manufacturing Productivity before and after NAFTA" (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Rene Cabral Torres).
4. "Productivity Effects on Mexican Manufacturing Employment before and after NAFTA" (2007) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Rene Cabral Torres).
3. "Human Capital Development, War, and FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2007) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Adil Suliman).
2. "China's Exports and the Oil Price“ (2007) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With João R. Faria, Pedro H. Albuquerque and Miguel A. León-Ledesma).
1. "Relative Wages, Skill Upgrading and Export Intensity in Mexican Manufacturing: 1987-1995" (2006) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
U.S. – Mexico Border and Regional Studies:
2. “The Gender Earnings Gap among Mexican Immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico Border” (2007) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Marie T. Mora and Alberto Dávila).
1. "The Impact of Higher Education on Texas Population and Employment Growth" (2006) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
Macroeconomics and Financial Economics:
4. "The Long-Term U-Shape of Top Income Share in the U.S.: The Kuznets Hypothesis Revisited" (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
3. “The Price Puzzle under Changing Monetary Policy Regimes” (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Adolfo Sachsida).
2. "New Home Sales across U.S. Regions and the Little Help from Monetary Policy" (2008) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
1. "Policy Rules and Time-Varying Parameters for the Pound, the Yen, and the Mark" (2003) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American.
Miscellaneous:
2. "Users of Firearms in Brazil: Are They Different? " (2007) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Adolfo Sachsida).
1. "Fiscal Illusion and Local Government Spending in Mexico: 1975-2000" (2003) Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas – Pan American. (With Jorge Ibarra Salazar).
Professional Academic Activities:
Member of the American Economic Association since 1993.
Refereeing and Editorship Activities:
Referee for the following professional journals: Applied Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy *, Eastern Economic Journal, Economia Aplicada *, El Trimestre Económico, Empirical Economics, Global Economy Journal *, International Trade Journal *, Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Macroeconomics *, Portuguese Economic Journal, Publius, The Journal of Federalism, and State and Local Government Review.
(* indicates more than one refereeing activities)
Referee for El Colegio de la Frontera Norte on the book: "25 anos de investigacion economica sobre la frontera norte de Mexico."
Associate Editor of the Revista Brasileira de Economia de Empresas (from 2002).
Workshop Coordinator of Research Groups:
Second Cross-Border Workshop in Economics and Finance, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX, April of 2006.
Participations in Sponsored Research Groups:
The Economic Agenda of Mexican Northern Border, (Cátedra de Investigación: Agenda Economica de la Frontera Norte de Mexico), ITESM-Campus Monterrey, from January of 2003 to July of 2004.
Participations as Visiting Professor:
Department of Economics, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil, June of 2002.
Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA, March of 2001.
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